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TIL That a Menger sponge has an infinite surface area and zero volume

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JwaV TIL that African soldiers fighting against the Japanese in Burma during WWII appropriated and manipulated the rumors that they were cannibals. To demonstrate this, soldiers pretended to eat the ‘meat’ of fallen soldiers so that remaining survivors would flee in fear
WaJo TIL that the raptors’ barking sounds in Jurassic Park were sampled from a recording of a tortoise having sex.
4XlVJ TIL there are Hallucinogenic fish, including Sarpa salpa known as "the fish that makes dreams" in Arabic.
PY0DZ TIL blimps use the same amount of fuel in 2 weeks that a 747 uses to taxi to the runway
R5Pgj TIL Humans are not the only species that has discovered agriculture. Ants have been practicing agriculture for at least 50 million years. The domestication of plant, fungus, and animal species by ants is well documented.